Notts: Force signs up to emergency Twitter alerts

The programme allows the force to share critical information with members of the public by marking tweets as alerts.

The force will only send people a Twitter Alert in emergency or crisis situations to help keep the public safe.

To sign up to receive critical alerts from Notts Police visit www.twitter.com/nottspolice/alerts

Once signed up, people will receive a text message notifying them of a critical information tweet.

If they have an iPhone or Android mobile phone user, they can also get a push notification direct to your mobile.